While sofa upholstery is created using the same fundamental processes used to create upholstery for a winged-back or box chair, people tend to subject the sofa to more intensive use than they do other types of upholstered furniture (think naps etc). For that reason, you will want to work with a seasoned upholstery professional when it comes time to reupholster your sofa. They will understand the various practical and functional imperatives that make the sofa unique and will be able to recommend just the right fabrics and fillers to meet your needs.
Things to Consider When Upholstering Your Sofa
Most people think of the sofa as being part chair/part bed, so before you start the upholstery process on your sofa, you need to ask who will use it and how they are likely to use it. Kids can be particularly hard on a sofa. So if there are kids in the house, you will want to avoid using delicate or textured fabrics as they will likely be no match for energized youngsters.
On the other hand, if you or someone else in the house is a big boy or girl and is fond of taking 3-hour naps on the sofa, you will need to make sure the foundations of the upholstery are a little more robust than they might otherwise be and that the cushions are not too cushy. If the springs are weak and the cushions are soft, it won’t be long before there is a significant valley in the centre of your sofa.
Fabric or Leather?
Using fabrics for your sofa upholstery endows the room with a sense of easy luxury, informality and comfort. But if you incline toward using fabric, you will have an incredible number of materials, textures, colours and patterns to choose from. Another benefit of reupholstering your sofa with fabric is that it’s usually less expensive than leather.
Leather upholstery is not to everyone’s taste, but the people who like it tend to really like it. Leather is durable and surprisingly versatile in the sense that leather can be worked to exhibit any number of textures, from soft and supple to hard and shiny. A leather sofa is a good choice for families with young kids, while at the same time, it can imbue a room with a regal aura.
Get in Touch With Jerome Shorter
If it’s time to upholster the sofa and you have questions about what is sofa upholstery, get in touch with the artisans at Jerome Shorter.
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